San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins

Sunday, February 24, 2008, 3:00 PM ET Mellon Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The San Jose Sharks beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 2–1 in a shootout on Sunday, February 24, 2008 on the road.

Final score, San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2007-2008 record
San Jose Sharks	2	49-23-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	47-27-8

Goals by period, San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
San Jose Sharks	0	0	1	0	0	2
Pittsburgh Penguins	0	0	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Overtime	Shootout	Total
San Jose Sharks	14	7	11	5	0	37
Pittsburgh Penguins	4	10	7	0	0	21

Every goal, San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
3rd	03:10	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo (18)	Joe Thornton (54), Jody Shelley (4)	Even strength	SJS 1, PIT 0
3rd	10:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen (9)	Sergei Gonchar (41), Jeff Taffe (3)	Power play	SJS 1, PIT 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Shootout attempts in order
Round	Team	Shooter	Result
1	Pittsburgh Penguins	Erik Christensen	Goal
1	San Jose Sharks	Joe Pavelski	Goal
2	Pittsburgh Penguins	Kris Letang	Saved
2	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo	Goal
3	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Goal
3	San Jose Sharks	Jeremy Roenick	Goal

San Jose Sharks skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Pavelski	C	0	0	0	0	0	6	2	0	80%	21:02
Number 9 M. Michalek	L	0	0	0	+1	0	3	3	0	100%	18:26
Number 11 M. Goc	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	50%	08:15
Number 12 P. Marleau	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25%	20:34
Number 14 J. Cheechoo	R	1	0	1	+1	2	6	2	0		18:30
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	66.7%	15:43
Number 19 J. Thornton	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0	35.7%	21:50
Number 25 M. Grier	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		15:40
Number 26 S. Bernier	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	0		14:17
Number 27 J. Roenick	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	75%	14:41
Number 34 P. Rissmiller	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	60%	12:16
Number 45 J. Shelley	L	0	1	1	0	2	0	2	0		07:01
Number 3 D. Murray	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	1		24:19
Number 10 C. Ehrhoff	D	0	0	0	0	2	5	1	1		22:44
Number 18 M. Carle	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		19:48
Number 21 A. Semenov	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		08:58
Number 44 M. Vlasic	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		26:59
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		23:16

San Jose Sharks goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 20 E. Nabokov	21	20	1	.952	64:26	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	0	0	60%	17:47
Number 12 R. Malone	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	0	100%	25:47
Number 16 E. Christensen	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	40%	12:08
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1	0		20:45
Number 20 C. Armstrong	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	100%	19:47
Number 25 M. Talbot	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	54.5%	18:46
Number 27 G. Laraque	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		05:40
Number 37 J. Ruutu	L	0	0	0	0	12	0	5	0	0		04:42
Number 38 J. Taffe	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		11:34
Number 39 C. Minard	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0		04:32
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		13:03
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	0	2	0	25%	24:55
Number 4 R. Scuderi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1	0		22:56
Number 5 D. Sydor	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		21:23
Number 19 R. Whitney	D	0	0	0	-1	4	1	1	0	0		22:24
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	0	0	0	2	2	6	4	0		15:47
Number 55 S. Gonchar	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	4	2	0		27:30
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0		20:34

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Conklin	37	36	1	.973	65:00	OT loss

Penalties, San Jose Sharks at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	04:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Interference	2
1st	04:02	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jarkko Ruutu	Misconduct (misconduct)	10
1st	09:42	Pittsburgh Penguins	Brooks Orpik	Roughing	2
1st	14:52	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Hooking	2
2nd	04:38	San Jose Sharks	Christian Ehrhoff	Holding	2
2nd	09:53	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ryan Whitney	Hooking	2
2nd	14:30	San Jose Sharks	Matt Carle	Interference	2
3rd	09:47	San Jose Sharks	Jody Shelley	Hooking	2
3rd	16:06	San Jose Sharks	Jonathan Cheechoo	Holding	2
3rd	17:22	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2

San Jose Sharks head coach: Ron Wilson
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Michel Therrien
Referees: Bill McCreary, Dean Morton
Linesmen: Scott Driscoll, David Brisebois
San Jose Sharks scratches: Sandis Ozolinsh, Curtis Brown, Kyle McLaren, Rob Davison, Dimitri Patzold, Tomas Plihal, Ryane Clowe, Tom Cavanagh, Lukas Kaspar, Mike Iggulden, Devin Setoguchi
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Gary Roberts, Alain Nasreddine, Mark Eaton, Kris Beech, Adam Hall, Nathan Smith, Tim Brent, Connor James, Marc-Andre Fleury, Ryan Stone, Jonathan Filewich, Alex Goligoski, Sidney Crosby

Other NHL games on Sunday, February 24, 2008
Matchup	Status	Details
Calgary Flames 2 at Minnesota Wild 1	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Sun, Feb 24, 2008
New Jersey Devils 2 at Washington Capitals 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Washington Capitals, Sun, Feb 24, 2008
Florida Panthers 0 at New York Rangers 5	Final	Game page: Florida Panthers at New York Rangers, Sun, Feb 24, 2008
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Feb 24, 2008
St. Louis Blues 0 at Phoenix Coyotes 2	Final	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Phoenix Coyotes, Sun, Feb 24, 2008
Chicago Blackhawks 3 at Anaheim Ducks 6	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Feb 24, 2008